NBA Free Agency: Toronto Preparing to Sign and Trade Chris Bosh to Miami

ESPN's Dan Labatard has reported that the Toronto Raptors are preparing to sign and trade superstar power forward Chris Bosh to the Miami Heat in exchange for Michael Beasley, Mario Chalmers, and center Joel Anthony.

The deal would also include a monster trade exemption.

Globe and Mail 's Michael Grange has denied this rumor, saying that according to his source, he believes this proposal to be false.

I however think that where there's smoke, there's fire.

This move would not only benefit the Raptors, but it will more than likely spell the end of Jose Calderon and Hedo Turkoglu's tenures with the team.

Chalmers is the perfect fit to be a backup point guard on the Raptors.

He brings some shooting but, more importantly, some defense to the equation. 

Anthony provides that big body down who can be a force down low by blocking shots and rebounding the ball.

It remains to be seen if he can be a starter for the team, but only time will tell.

As for Beasley, he remains an enigma.

At 6'10", Beasley poses matchup problems at the small forward spot with his ability to shoot over the defenders.

The former second overall selection in 2008 NBA Draft has had a pretty average career compared to fellow top overall selection Derrick Rose.

The difference here is that Rose ran his team and Beasley was stuck behind Dwyane Wade taking about 18 shots a night.

With Bosh possibly going to Miami, this not only signals a change in the Raptors organization, but in the NBA as a whole.

Bosh's moving to Miami means the possibility now of a trio of superstar players playing on one team to come to fruition.

The probability that LeBron James signing in Miami just got a whole lot higher if this sign-and-trade does in fact go through on July 1st.

Thoughts on the sign-and-trade?